10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$135,826at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Massachusetts Bay Community College
⌖ Wellesley Hills, MA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$135,826 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
28.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
−65%Modeled 10-year ROI
$52,285Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- New England Commission on Higher Education
- Main award level
- Associate degrees
- Campus setting
- Suburban
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$7,169Average net price / year
$14,185Cost of attendance
$6,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$69/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$52,285Median earnings · year 5 after completion
17.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,837Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$42,083Year 1
$56,076Year 4
$52,285Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,1062Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$69,3453Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$63,6544Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$58,8705Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$58,8256Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$49,3447Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$45,864Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Boston, MA
Bunker Hill Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,818
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,914
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Mount Wachusett Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,931
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,806
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
North Shore Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,000
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,378
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -75%
Quinsigamond Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,090
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,002
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $71,106 | $13,861 | 27 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $69,345 | $11,944 | Not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $63,654 | $7,272 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $58,870 | $7,394 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $58,825 | $21,500 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $49,344 | $6,333 | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $45,864 | $8,750 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.